Medallion mounting



March 30 1926..

1,578,406 J. A. DEDOUCH IEDALLION IOUNTING Filed March'gs, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet l March 30,1926. 1,578,406

J. A. DEDOUCH IIBDALL-ION uobmme Filed March 25, 1925 2 Shasta-Sheet 2 1bv means of the plate 17.

' the ball and q 'eceive the ball 19.

Patented Mar. 3t), 1926.

JosErH A. nnnonon. or oliK PARK, Itnmois.

a'iEnALLioN MOUNTING.

To all whom it may concern-.2

Be it known that 1,- Josiiri-i A. Diinour'n, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oak Park, in the county of Illinois, have invented anew and useful ln'iprovenient in ldedallion Mountings, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ino'untings'tor medallions and the like and 1Sfully de scribed in the following specification and shown in theaccompanying drawings n which- Figure 1 is a perspective View ofone formof the mounting showing the cover raised; Fig. 2 is an enlarged partialsection on the Fig. 3 is a'siniilar View on the linev 3 of Fig. 1;

nc int-I Fig. 4: is a detailed View of the hall ing; Fig. 5 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 3but show; ing a modified form of the device; f

Fig. 6 is a detailed view. of the tubular elements shown in Fig. 5;

Figs. 7 and 8 are further detailed views of socket arrangement shown "inFig.5;. Fig. 9 is a partial top plan, viewoij a modified form of themounting;

Fig. 10is an enlarged .pai tial section on the line 10 of Fig. 9.;

. Figs. 11 and 12 are latter construction Figs. 13 and Marefurtherjdetails of this details of still another modified form of thedevice shown in Fig. 1.

The embodiment SllOWl1,ll1 Figs. 1 to 4%;

comprises a base 15' liaving ear. opening; 16

which is preferably closed at the bottom as.

vided for this opening which is preferably elliptical in form and has ahall 19 with a reduced neck 20 which is secured to the CQYQl;

18 by any. suitable means as abrasing.

A hole 21 ispreterablvidrilled through;

the base15 as shown in Fig. 3 near one end of the opening 16. :A plug22, hav ng a screw threaded end 23, is screwed'iiitothe hole 21 from theright hand side and this has a cup-like depression 21 atone end to 7 pThis is soplaced that when the plug 22 is insertedandthe ball 20 placedagainst it, the will'hring the cover 18 into position to be, thrown overinto position to close the top of the opening 16 as will later be,explained. A plunger. '25

1 Application filed March 25, i925.

pressed of Cook and State sition showniin F glie placed upon one faceany appropriate inscription, like, upon the oppositefaccg Thus the por"cover turned softhat when A cover 18 is pro Serial No. 18,135

a threaded screw A notch 28 i's'cutintheupper portion of the base 15 soas to permitthe neck20Jto pass as l 1 until it lies within the upperPQLtlOligOf the ledge 'lG is prefer-ahly'placed about theupper portionofthe opening" .16 sothatthe cover 18. will lit into it and remaiiisnbstz-i'ir against the opposite side of theball 19 by means of a spring26 whichis adjust ably held by hieans of to the cover 19 is-lowered'from; the po- I oaeiiin 16.- A. 7

tially flush with theupperportion' of the 7 base 15.

notch 29 inthe end inFig. 2.

. 1X med of the coverr as is shown of the co. ver;18 and emblem or thetrait oi' an individual maybe used and the folded down to the closedposition the portrait will be enclosed within the mounting whilewhatever is placed upon the opposite side of the cover will remainexposed. Thus the opening 14'; serves also the'purpose of a jewel caseor the like and, when the cover israis ed, it serves 'as a mounting fora portrait.-

If desired, however, the cover 18 may he turned about its major axis sothat when the llion or picture of any "kind may For coni' enieiice inraising the; cover, a slot 28 is forn d in the base and a p cover isagain closed the'portrait'will rei any position" in which of springmetal and is split at 32 so asto provide a friction means pin fromreadily turning withi r-thehole 21 may be turned 7 when the pin and neck28 are in thepositioii shown in Fig. 5; thereo Ypellsllttl ng' the cover18 tobe revel 1586i; ZiSlhaSIPTGX lOUSlY to S is shown ain'odificatioiioi":

[7, leaving a'i'n'enrly j as-.a socket for the ,hall 19. Tl1B'pl 113Ofor preventing the .main.exposedupon the top of the mounting.

00 I 251upon the ball 19 :to'e iable the cover to The neck 20*? oft-heball 1 isf square but within the enlarged-slot been explained. 'Alateral extension 3%" I from the notch 'the'neck 2'0" 7 further openingmovement then of :is of the, same'width-as As the cover is brought don nint-o closed positionuthe neck 1Will' bear against the the time-theneck; 20 is ithin the slotted,

eii ension- 341' which it substantially fits, the cover will bepreventsd from turning. To

' turn the cover tl'ierefore it' is necessary to 'theco'vcr may beturned again rock it forward until the neck portion 20 'againpassesintjothe larger slot 33 When face to the "front, By making the screw 31 atight fitwithin the pin and. 'afairl y loose lit within thejdrilled hole21", the rocking of the p'1n30 willhave little tendency to unhinge so asto cause either side to fold into loosen. the screw'3l. e

- In "Figs; 9' 't0112 is-"sliow'yn-a'stlll further modification otthedev ce n which the base tionas upon-the vertical face of atombstone.In-this case one 'face of the cover 18 carries preferably upon. itsouter face an inscription and upon its inner facea portrait, generallyin enamel, against the action of the elements. The cov-- er18 hasa ball1-9 'Wliich is rotatable with q in a suitable socket: 35 in the base 15"and is loosely heldtherein by means of a screw threaded member 36. Thesocket is s'light- 'ly elongated'so'as to permit slight, erticalmovementof the ball-therein. I Lugs, 37 and 38, are screwed to the sidesofthecovc'r 18* but at differentelevations,

eachbeing adapt ed to fall Within-itsown pocket 39 and 4:0

when the cover is lowered with one face exposed. When, however, thereverse face covef wronface being left exposed isyery greatly lessened.1 I

isv exposed, neither lug will fall Within its 7 own. pocket andconsequently the cover Wlll not'close before. :The' pockets 39 and lOare slightly notched as. shown in Fig. 9 so that in repl'ii-Blng thecove'rfit is raised somewhat,.. the lngs' forced into'place and thelowered; 'Iln1s" the chance of the nFigs 13 and 14. is showna'stillfurther modification whichfiii'i' general is more nearly like Fig, theyieldable pins ell-beinga daptedjto .lit the drilled hiole'fZl? of that'constru ctioii. 3A pin 42' is screwed'to thev mover- 18 and passesthrough an opening 41. The

Whiclrlies halt in each of the pins pin'42 isot s 'icli a size thatwhen' the pins 1-1 are'torced into theholeQl? provided whereby of thepin.;l2 or about the axis of .fications.

so asto bring either so that it is substantially a proof said openingthe spring action of these pins will grip the' pin 43 so that force willbe required to turn it Thus it'Will be "obvious that a ready means isthe cover 18 may be turned either about its major axis and that i thetwo semi-cylindrical pins 41' and that it Willre- .main inwhatever-position it is placed.

While I have shown and described but a few embodiments of my'invention,.it is tobe understoodthat itis capable of many modi- Cha-nges thereforein the construction and arrangement may be made Which do not depart fromthc spirit and scope of my intention as covered by the appended claims.

; I claim: f

1. In a- 'mo-unting for medallions and the like, a base, an opening--therein, an elliptical cover hingedly secured to said. base and adaptedto foldinto said opening, said-cover being reversible Without removal ofsaid said opening. 7

so I h 2; Ina n'iounting for medallions and the e an opening therein, acover adapted to: rotate in a socket in said'base, said ball lying on anaxis'about Whichthe cover is symmetrical whereby the like, base,-

. cover'may be folded down so'thateither face of the cover lies Withinthe opening in the base.

, 3. In a mounting for medallions and the like a base, anopenhigtherein,a cover hingedly secured to said base and adapted to fold into saidopening, said cover being reversible so as to cause either side to fold,and n' eans for applyingpressure to said hinge'means to ena-ble thecover to stand in any position in which it is placed.

In a mounting 1 01 :11l6ClE11l1OIlSitl1Cl the like, a'base, an openingtherein, a cover having abalL'secin-e'd theretoand lying on an axisthereof, a: hole inksaid base adjacent said opening,

cover to be folded into said openingfand' to stand at anyangle at whichit is placed.

5. In a mounting for medallions and the like, I a base, an open-111g Itherein, a cover havin 'aball secnredltheretoandh i11 on an axistheieof,a hole in said base adjacent opposite ends in said hole for tolded in'tosaid opening. e V

In testimony whereof I' have hereunto set and means in said holetoryieldably gripping said ball to. enable said and members inserted fromyieldably gripping [said ball" to enable said cover to be" I

